Mask on forehead = diver in distress?

[dlndavid]

That is a personal choice, and not really a safety issue, particularly not if you carry a backup mask, and you keep your mask on your face if you are in rough seas.

In puget sound we've got ripping currents and crappy viz, but I do MOF all the time if the surface conditions allow it...

but you're a rebel

 

[DHMO Diver]

I thought "D.T.B.W.S.H" (Divers Trained By Watching Sea Hunt) was an early alphabetic agency. That was how I was originally trained (lucky to be alive today).

Support AAAAA (American Association Against Acronym Abuse)!

PS: Nemrod, those Sea Hunt Videos are available again.
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=161427

 

[Nemrod]

Thanks for the tip DHMO. I do have the series but most is not good quality. I am relunctant to spend more money on low quality transfers from a video cam. Are those better? To bad they will not likely ever be released via normal channels with high quality.

A few of the episodes I have are very good quality. Played on a large screen flat panel LCD TV using an up converting DVD Hi Def player--wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! The black and white takes on a luminuous hue that is awesome. MOF(H) in high definition by the master himself--Mike Nelson.

N

 

[uspap]

When all is said and done, my opinion is, wear your mask how you want. My cert dives were at Monastary and you can easily loose your mask if on forehead. I've been other places where it doesn't matter. Since this old dog does not learn new tricks quickly I have my mask in hand if not on my head. Sea Hunt is what got me into diving and is a clue to age. On a side note: Nemrod, Sorry Bro.

 

[Nemrod]

"Nemrod, Sorry Bro."

uspap, I am sorry too, life is to short to hold a grudge over foolishness, it is all good. Besides, I don't want that hairy thing hiding under my computer (movie The Grudge, scary).

Getting back to SeaHunt, it is amazing how a television program can imprint across generations. It was sort of a quaint, almost "corny" program and yet it held some sort of magic that is hard to define, I guess it is the love of the underwater exploration and mystery that is at the root of it all and of course the straight up character of Mike Nelson. N

 

[Tek Adventure Diver]

Stupied Stupied. First of all yes, i diver that is screaming and has a mask on there forehead is one thing. But if he/she has a mask on there forehead while sitting there still or talkin to another diver about how good there diver was. Im pretty sure that they will be ok.

 

[captain]

I think the "Mask on forehead" and "I would love to see a tank explode" threads need their own seperate section titled "Silliness"

 

[HowardE]

I think the "Mask on forehead" and "I would love to see a tank explode" threads need their own seperate section titled "Silliness"

It's here... it's called "The Surface Interval"

 

[dlndavid]

nice snag Howard

 

[all4scuba05]

Ok this is definitely one of the funniest posts I have read here so far....good one

Back to the subject though, another reason why a panicked diver will place the mask on their forehead is because it makes them clauesterphobic. Having the mask on makes them still believe they are underwater.

Claustrophobia and Scubadiving....bad combo
Menstruation and Shark Diving...need I say more?
To each his own